The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-30
A GAIN FOR THE SOUTH.
WESTERN ROADS PERMITTED TO
PRO RATE ON FREIGHT.

The Commission AneHOS Gue ouSpeu-
sion. Order at the Request of the
Southern Railway and Steamship
Association - Cattlemen to Have
passes-Uniou Paciflc's Request to be
Compiled With.
ATLANTA, GA, April 29-The Southern
Railway and Steamship Association OBJ
tanned an important order from the Inter
state Commission yesterday not heretofore
oiven ont. The Commission has granted no
concessions to railroads north of the Ohio
river under the fourth section, and they
have advanced the rates on through bust
ness to and from the South, refusing to
accept their proposition of through rates
based on the old rates under the impression
that they would be liable to the penalties of
the law. The Railway and Steamship AS
sociation applied to the Commission for an
amendment to the order suspending the
long and short haul clause, so as to relieve
these roads of the penalties. The Commits
sion granted the order, and the association
today sent out circulars to the Eastern,
4 Western and Northwestern railroads, notify
ing them of the amendatory order.
SITTING OF THE COMMISSION.
MOBILE. ALA, April 29.-The Interstate
/ Commerce Commission arrived in this city
AZ 2:2O o'clock this afternoon and met at 4
p'clock in the United State Court room.
REPRESENTATIVE men were present from Mo
bile, Selma, Greenvllle, huntsville, Tusca-
loosa BrewtOn, HartSelle, and other places
in Alabama, and from Meridian and Aber-
deem. Miss Col. w. Butler Duncan, Presi-
dent and H S. Depew, traffic manager of
the Mobile and Ohio road, testified as to
the necessity of a suspension OF the fourth
section of the law in the case of that road,
MI DepeWS testimony was Interrupted by
frequent questions from members of the
Il commission To an interrogatOry relative
to rates on his road, Mr.. Depew replied:
q 'You ask, do we charge mole for short
haul than for a long, one out of East St
Louis to Cairo? Yes, but we have met COM
petition at Cairo and have not charged more
than the Illinois railroad commission has
prescribed though when we charge less
that body has not molested us
COMPETITION THE CAUSE.
Mr.. Morrson-I see there is a gradual
risee of rates from East st. Louis until you
reach Cairo, where | see no rate.
Mr.. Depew-We meet competition at
that point
Mr.. Molrison-Suppose the shipment is
from East St. Louis to Mobile, does the
shipper get Illinois rates!
Mr.. Depew-He does now that is since
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barrel higher. | would add that we could
possibly equalize rates in Illinois because of
the short distance of haul, but while we
might charge certain rates from a point
near East st. Louis to Mobile we cannot
make charge to all local points in this
southern territory. The average rate
from East st. Louis to intermediates points
r. on different kind of freights was
~ then stated. And Mr. Depew continued
Trade is divided into two classes, that
which goes to competitive points and that
which goes to non-competitive points. y
S When asked to give competitive points he
named Mobile, Enterprise, Meridian, Latl-
derdale, rArtesia, Dupelo, West Point,
Corinth, jackson, RiveS, Humboldt, Union
City, Columbus Cairo, Percy, and East st.
M LOUIS adding that one-half the tonnage of
his road went to those points"
CHARGED HIGHER RATES.
Attention being called to the rate sheet OF
me road, and the fact that large number
OF stations were not allowed competing
rates. MIR. Depew explained that the sheet is
corrected according to the interstate law,
under which the road is working
MI Bragg said that if the Mobile and
ohlo Company gave special rates to manu-
iactuiers, he would like to know why the
rate on barrels was SOC. from East St.
LOUIS to Mobile, 70c. to Meridian, and 81 Il
10 a number Of places intermediate The
rate at Aiobile was shown by Mr. Depew to
@ @governed by interstate Mississippi river
rate to New Orleans.
Nj. Bragg wanted to know whether the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas road did
nop protect the Mobile and Ohio from COM
petition with the river.
g AR. Depew thought it did to some extent.
Mr' bragg-How do you reach this rate OF
WWipeuilon of steamers, don't they keep
thell rates secret!
YES tbo Ancbo,. I;,,o e. -. l.r..-1- A =
Mlppels filled in with nominal rates. but
S;uatge ; as much lower as they please, max
m2 special low rates to large shippers"
Mr' bragg-How do you make your rates
conform to these secret rates!
the freight" 'i'N' WIG ''''"' so
,roi;d Mr; B3ragg1So 3, you just go shooting
Mr. Representations
RATES on COTTON.
rlhe cotton rates out of Mobile 10 New
loTE % We're next stated, as follows: Mobile
" New York 81 %, Meridian and Enter
glSc 10 New York SIS Is, from Aberdeen
r. 20 G9 rom Artesia about the same, from
Vorlnth - 80.
,Ihe commissioners were informed that
~gIllpnS controlled rates at competitive
and TO Colinth. -
o. ne ocean rates from Mobile and New
rrass wDde'liS 70 New York were then touched
si pon, Mr. Depew did not profess much
quaintance with this branch Of the sub
So,. Ne ne thought the rate from Mobile To
Eo,, iork was controlled by the rail rate
,itoln Mobile to New Orleans. and the sea rate
sla.0s %,llce TO the destination. He was asked
oUouI oDo. inc amount of cotton sent from Mobile
Srd tls d route. He said it was between =. .OOC
and 5000 bales. '''' "''00
oooa aar, Bragg-You compete here with the
Srod dan route and make n rate of 4Oc a hun
bor. t,tll' yet of all the cotton brought
nro,ll'in rom the interior you carry only that
mprUporuon TO Now York. Has vour road
more or less? ''''''' ''0' oiia' 80
h%T Depew--We have nm agreement with
10 ya,,. yi|ooss iie and Nashville regarding rates
Ia N, lr.d'r db'rr9,gg--Bct you don't cut as they do
dooS@t Not this year. suppose it has been
a. '3u carry from Mobile b. New York for
H'" iar is thAtn
.ni"9ll 300 miles,
ron ''l ,he Mississippi Railroad Commits.
p,int.. .l nNihS IT. rate, rocoguize competing
ltdidr
.n5 o,i ."licott, Vice President of the Mobile
D. IN. a'.'. i,'al, .t gave his views with regard